Palermo Shooting (2008)

Director:

Wim Wenders

Writers:

Wim Wenders (writer) and
Norman Ohler (co-writer) ...

Release Date:

20 November 2008 (Germany)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

After the wild life-style of a famous young German photographer almost gets him killed, he goes to Palermo, Sicily to take a brake. Can the beautiful city and a beautiful local woman help him calm himself down? |

Plot Keywords:

Place Name In Title | City Name In Title | Fast Motion Sequence | Photographer | Death

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Campino	...	Finn
Inga Busch	...	Karla
Axel Sichrovsky	...	Hans
Gerhard Gutberlet	...	Gerhard
Harry Blain	...	Harry
Sebastian Blomberg	...	Julian
Jana Pallaske	...	Student
Olivia Asiedu-Poku	...	Fan
Melika Foroutan	...	Anke
Anna Orso	...	Mother
Lou Reed	...	Himself
Udo Samel	...	Banker
Guiseppe Provinzano	...	Actor 1
Guiseppe Massa	...	Actor 2
Giovanna Mezzogiorno	...	Flavia

Also Known As:

Palermo Story (Italy) (working title)
Rendez-vous à Palerme (France)

Runtime:

France:124 min (Cannes Film Festival) | 108 min (re-cut version)

Country:

Germany | France | Italy

Language:

English | German | Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Germany:12 | Portugal:M/12 (Qualidade)

Filming Locations:

Düsseldorf, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany

Company:

Neue Road Movies

Trivia:

The film marks the first time that Director Wenders shot a movie in his hometown, Düsseldorf.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: In the scene, when Finn talks with lady photographer, they discuss the age of their cameras. He tells that his Plaubel is twenty years old and she tells that her Leica is 40 years old. Actually she has Leica M7, which slightly differs from older Leica cameras. This camera marketed only in 2002.

Movie Connections:

References Blowup (1966)

Soundtrack:

Song for Frank

Not sure we saw the same film...

This is probably one of the worst films I have screened in a very long time ! I was really looking forward to seeing Palermo Shooting, but what a disappointment. Beautiful cinematography, great music - but the plot and dialogs ? My goodness ! What was Wim Wenders thinking ? Such a waste of acting talent ! Especially the dialog - most lines were laughable they sounded so hollow ! We saw it in Cannes at the Grand Palais Lumiere where it premiered. So many people left before the end the end of the film, but fortunately all those who fell asleep during the projection kept the theater somewhat occupied. When the lights came back on there were enough bodies left for a polite show of support. What a shame though. Wim Wenders is capable of so much better than this mediocrity, we have seen it in the past. Not sure this film will ever be seen in a theater again and I believe that Palermo Shooting will be fleeting and quickly forgotten. For Wim's sake, I hope this is the case ...